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Talk of an ostrich! An ostrich is nothing to him; Johnny Bull will swallow any thing!!.
1795
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00702
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1795/12/13.
- People
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- Author
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—United States—18th century
- Caricature
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sedition—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Treason—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Talk of an ostrich! An ostrich is nothing to him; Johnny Bull will swallow any thing!!.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00702
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcf7623r373
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1795/12/13.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1795
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 44.4 x 33.2 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 8703 (tentatively attributes to West).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. William Pitt using musket to force Convention Bills down the throat of John Bull.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—United States—18th century
- Caricature
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sedition—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Treason—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e35f6e49-c75c-4770-afc6-08e6a6d47643/manifest